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Op-ed column omitted writer’s connection

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In his articulate, measured op-ed “U.S. must do a better job turning out teachers,” in the June
20
Dispatch, education professor Thomas Lasley of the University of Dayton made a good case
for the evaluation of teacher-prep programs recently implemented by the National Council on Teacher
Quality.

Whatever one may think of Lasley's conclusions, there is one important fact that he fails to
mention, either in his op-ed or his brief bio: Lasley is a member of the NCTQ's advisory board. He
praised and advocated NCTQ's methods, yet failed to disclose that he himself has a position with,
and presumably an interest in the success of, the NCTQ.